Call for Proposals: The African Reproductive Justice Litigation Fund 2024

 Deadline Date: October 11, 2024

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 Donor Name: Afya na Haki (Ahaki)

 Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000

Are you a dynamic organisation from Anglophone or Francophone Africa interested in advancing Reproductive Justice? Do you have innovative and bold ideas for litigating Reproductive justice in Africa? If so, this is your opportunity to apply for the African Reproductive Justice Litigation Fund.

This Fund acknowledges the challenges these organisations face due to the intricate grant systems in today’s philanthropic environment. The Fund aims to overcome some of the contextual barriers that hinder public interest-focused litigants in the field of reproductive justice.

This Fund is an integral component of Ahaki’s LIRA Programme which is dedicated to cultivating a nurturing environment for Reproductive Justice through groundbreaking, evidence-based, and collaborative litigation initiatives. 

The program strives to improve access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) throughout Africa by tackling legal and socio-economic elements that impact reproductive justice. Ahaki emphasizes the significance of a nuanced, context-specific approach to reproductive justice litigation, recognizing its multifaceted, intersecting nature and the impact of factors like socioeconomic status, gender, and race on reproductive healthcare experiences and policies.

Through this Fund, Ahaki will offer catalytic and adaptable sub-grants to bolster bold, inventive, and varied reproductive justice litigation projects at grassroots, national, and regional tiers. These grants will concentrate on strategic and public interest litigations, legal assistance, as well as research and documentation. Emphasis will be placed on indigenous African organisations in formulating and executing context-tailored litigation tactics. By backing these endeavors, Ahaki strives to cultivate a more unified and impactful movement for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and reproductive justice throughout Africa, addressing both legal transformation and broader societal influences on reproductive justice and health outcomes.

Focus Areas

• Strategic and Public Interest Litigation and legal support initiatives aimed at achieving the following:
  • Reduction of SRHR related prosecutions
  • Expansion of legal grounds to access SRHR.
  • Domestication of regional SRHR legal and policy frameworks at national level.

Funding Information

• The range of the award amount will be between $1000 and $50,000 per project and the project period must be completed within eighteen (18) months.

Eligibility Criteria

• The call is open to indigenous African organisations based in Benin, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

For more information, visit Afya na Haki (Ahaki).